S2125-119

In Committee

PICTURES Act

119th Congress Introduced Jun 18, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, PICTURES Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prying Into Chinese Tyrants' Unreported Riches, Earnings, and Secrets Act or the PICTURES Act.
  • Section idaa6a2f4255fc4650ab9021cda4a8ef92: 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operates as an opaque, authoritarian regime in which political power is...
  • Section ida44ae06924e94befbe7d530a35a2d2c9: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— the effectiveness and credibility of intelligence reporting on sensitive subjects, including the wealth...
  • Section idb2ba68f311544eeca3b7c4d87435d87b: 4. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later...
  • Section idb2c39a1bcbfa400dbd2e9efb914cfc95: 5. Intelligence community defined In this Act, the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, PICTURES Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Defense, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, PICTURES Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Defense Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 18, 2025

Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced …

Jun 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Jun 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Defense Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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